(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); So I asked this guy on skype for scripts for DayZ and he sends me this file called "scripts.gz" over skype and I stupidly accept the download. It seemed to be a winrar file and I opened it to see a file called "scripts" inside and I closed it. I never ran a file besides trying to view inside the "scripts.gz" file. And throughout all of this I was using a VPN. Is there a possibility that I'm infected and if so how likely?

After it finished downloading he told me that he ratted me and went on about stealing all my stuff. So I just turned off my PC and haven't turned it on since. He also said he was going to connect using putty.

In other words could I have been infected by just accepting a download or opening/viewing a compressed .gz file?

What antivirus do you have?

Norton

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i don't think so. You would know if a rat was on your OS, Did u try to run any virus scans? Try check 'msconfig' for any suspicious start up program's? if you need any further help on this here is a helpful thread on how to deal with it. Hope it helps.You must login or register to view this content.

You people really know very little about ratting but seriously if the guy has a really good crypter like me he can hide the startup even in safe mode! If anything suspicious happens just re-install windows and you will be okay bro.I don't think it was a rat because it's a gz file.

gz is an extension; it is possible to mask exe extensions with other endings so when they get it; it appears to be the spoofed file type but in truth it is an exe.

Trust me he can't rename it that way with that extension it will not match.I can show you on Skype if you like.

If you are talking about just going .exe to .gz yea; it won't work. There are methods out that deal with actually modifying the data in a file to produce what I am talking about. Everything is a simple digit or two within the first part of a file to determine whether or not they are text, png, exe, rar, etc files.

Just reinstall windows so you know your clear of everything.